The purpose of this procedure is to provide guidance for the disposal of electrical light ballasts that are removed from service during routine maintenance at various North and South campus locations.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - A foul smell prompted the removal of a light ballast containing PCBs at PS 32 in Great Kills Thursday -- but no liquid leaked from the fixture, according to the city Department ...
The agency had advised schools to get rid of ballasts in 2001 — two years after a ballast failure sparked a fire at a Southern California high school and improper cleanup of a ballast leak exposed ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with the lamp recycling company Lighting Resources LLC for $71,500 for violations relating to its handling of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at ...
Millions of fluorescent light ballasts containing PCBs probably remain in schools and day care centers across the U.S. four decades after the chemicals were banned over concerns that they could cause ...
Millions of fluorescent light ballasts containing PCBs probably remain in schools and day care centers across the U.S. four decades after the chemicals were banned over concerns that they could cause ...
"Sure enough ... it was PCB oil," said Cynthia Yost, who was among teachers who sent pieces of carpet and classroom air filters to a lab. Tests found elevated levels of the toxic chemicals, used as ...